Tarantula hispana is a homeopathic remedy made from the Tarantula, a spider of the lycosidae family. This spider is often found in Mediterranean basins even though it is native to Spain. The tarantula can be about 4 to 7 cm long, its yellow belly is marked by a black transverse stripe and its back is greyish. To defend itself, it injects its venom with its two fangs. For the preparation of the mother tincture of the remedy, this spider is completely ground, then the powder obtained is put in 90° alcohol for 2 to 3 weeks.
Behavioral disorders
Tarantula hispana is prescribed in case of great anxiety, fear where the person hallucinates, senses the presence of ghosts, monsters, insects or dangerous reptiles. This remedy is used in the treatment of depressed people who are sometimes sad and crying, sometimes jovial. Tarantula hispana relieves patients who have nervous breakdowns and need to be constantly monitored at the risk of destroying everything around them. They also become aggressive at times and can hurt themselves or other people. Tarentula hispana is used to treat cases of delirium where the subject is unable to coordinate his or her ideas or remember a recent fact. Tarantula hispana is indicated for sleep disorders especially in children of about 2 to 3 years old who wake up several times during the night, start crying, screaming and fidgeting for no reason. Tarantula hispana is also sometimes used to treat insect bites. But, one should refrain from using it if one is not sure of the agent responsible for the bite.
Dosage indicated for the treatment of behavioural disorders
To relieve patients who are in a state of depression, great anxiety or who frequently hallucinate, it is indicated to take 5 granules of Tarantula hispana 7 to 9 CH 3 times a day. Nervous breakdowns can be alleviated by taking Tarentula hispana 15 CH at a rate of 3 granules, every 30 or 60 minutes to be taken from the beginning of the attack until it subsides. People who are unable to coordinate their ideas can take 5 granules of Tarantula hispana 15 CH 3 times a day. Sleep disorders can be alleviated by combining 3 granules of Tarantula hispana 15 CH and Coffea Tosta 30 CH. To avoid any complications following the bite of an insect, a spider for example, you should take 5 granules of Tarantula 5 CH 3 times a day.
